Influence of soil granulometry on average body size in soil ant assemblages: implications for bioindication
Soil granulometric composition can impose constraints on ant species living in ground habitats, being an important factor in defining the habitat templet, which describes how certain animal life histories, including the trait of body size, can be selected. The ant fauna plays a central role in soil...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1679007316301463 |